Free
Custom
free forever
Annual cost at 200 seats
On request
Engineering & Cloud
Cloudinary Pricing (November 2026)
List prices, licensing model, add-on modules and every price change we hold, compiled from Cloudinary's own published pricing page.
- Last updated 4 November 2026
- Source: cloudinary.com ↗
- Reviewed by a Najar expert*
Cloudinary starts at per month, monthly billing on Plus. It is licensed per user on a sliding scale, and there is a free plan: Free plan: 25 credits a month, free forever, no credit card required.. A lower annual rate is shown: $494 against $549 for Advanced Extra and $989 against $1,099 for Pro. The pricing page shows $89 and $224 for Plus and Advanced without labelling them.
Starting price
€88.56*per month, monthly billingLicensing model
Per user, tieredCredit allowance per planFree tier
Yesno trial publishedCloudinary plans & pricing
List pricing published by Cloudinary. Quote-only tiers are shown as such; we do not estimate them.
Plus
per month, monthly billing
Annual cost at 200 seats
€212,544
Advanced
per month, monthly billing
Annual cost at 200 seats
€534,576
Advanced Extra
per month, monthly billing
Annual cost at 200 seats
€1,178,640
Pro
per month, monthly billing
Annual cost at 200 seats
€2,359,416
Enterprise
Custom
custom contract
Annual cost at 200 seats
On request
Cloudinary plan comparison
What changes as you move up a tier, and what each step actually unlocks.
| Feature | Free | Plus | Advanced | Advanced Extra | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List price | — | €88.56* | €222.74* | €491.10* | €983.09* | Custom |
| Billing period | — | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Annual contract |
| Pricing model | Free | per month, monthly billing | per month, monthly billing | per month, monthly billing | per month, monthly billing | Quote, per user + add-ons |
| User limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| What it adds | Free plan with 25 credits a month, 3 users and 1 account. Includes the upload widget, API, search, transformations, video transcoding and CDN delivery. No credit card required. | Paid entry tier at $99 a month with 225 credits, 3 users and 2 accounts. Adds backup to your own S3 bucket, auto-tagging search, expedited support, allowlist and blocklist, and role-based admin. | $249 a month with 600 credits, 5 users and 3 accounts. Adds custom domain (CNAME) support, an optional HTTPS SSL certificate and authentication options. | Self-service tier at $549 a month with 1,350 monthly credits, 5 users and 5 product environments. Named in the plan comparison FAQ rather than on the main pricing cards. | Highest self-service tier at $1,099 a month with 2,750 monthly credits, 5 users and 5 product environments. Named in the plan comparison FAQ rather than on the main pricing cards. | Custom-priced tier with security and compliance review, multi-CDN, enterprise SLAs, a designated customer success manager, SSO and provisioning API, and Video Bandwidth Boost 2:1. |
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Licensing model, how Cloudinary invoices
The mechanics behind the sticker price: what you are actually charged for, and what triggers an increase.
True billing unit
Credit allowance per plan monthly or annual billing
Monthly subscription by credit allowance; 1 credit = 1,000 transformations, 1 GB storage or 1 GB image bandwidth
Model type
Per user, tieredMonthly subscription by credit allowance; 1 credit = 1,000 transformations, 1 GB storage or 1 GB image bandwidthSeat increments
Single seatsUsers and accounts: Free 3 and 1, Plus 3 and 2, Advanced 5 and 3.Annual vs monthly
Discount publishedA lower annual rate is shown: $494 against $549 for Advanced Extra and $989 against $1,099 for Pro. The pricing page shows $89 and $224 for Plus and Advanced without labelling them.Guests & externals
Not publishedNot published- StructuralShared credit allowance
One credit equals 1,000 transformations, 1 GB of managed storage or 1 GB of image bandwidth, and usage is mixed up to the monthly credit limit. Plans include 25, 225 and 600 credits on Free, Plus and Advanced, so heavy delivery or storage uses credits quickly.
- MeteredVideo counting
Each second of standard-definition video counts as 2 transformations and each second of high-definition video as 4. A 10-second SD video therefore counts as 20 transformations. Video bandwidth is 2 GB per credit on paid plans.
- StructuralSoft limits, no published overage rate
Cloudinary describes plan limits as soft limits and says it will contact you and ask you to upgrade if you exceed them. No overage or extra-credit price is published, so the cost of exceeding a plan is not known in advance.
- Add-onPaid add-ons and SSL certificate
Plus and higher plans can use paid add-ons, but no add-on prices are published. An optional HTTPS SSL certificate on Advanced carries an additional cost, available by contacting sales.
- StructuralTier jumps
The monthly price rises from $99 on Plus to $249 on Advanced, $549 on Advanced Extra and $1,099 on Pro. Above that, Enterprise is a custom contract with no published price.
Cloudinary products & modules
Sold separately from the base licence. Each one is its own line on the invoice.
| Module | What it adds | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Paid add-ons and SSL certificate | Plus and higher plans can use paid add-ons, but no add-on prices are published. An optional HTTPS SSL certificate on Advanced carries an additional cost, available by contacting sales. | Quote |
Cloudinary price change history
Every list-price and packaging change we hold. This page snapshots published prices on each check, so changes accumulate here over time.
No changes recorded yet. The first check was 4 November 2026.
Cloudinary pricing FAQ
How much does Cloudinary cost?
Free costs $0 with 25 credits a month. Plus is $99 a month with 225 credits, Advanced is $249 a month with 600 credits, Advanced Extra is $549 a month and Pro is $1,099 a month. Enterprise is custom-priced. Lower annual rates are shown, for example $494 for Advanced Extra.
How does Cloudinary charge?
Plans include a monthly credit allowance. One credit equals 1,000 transformations, 1 GB of managed storage or 1 GB of image bandwidth, and video bandwidth is 2 GB per credit on paid plans. Limits are soft: if you exceed them, Cloudinary contacts you and asks you to upgrade. No overage rate is published.
Does Cloudinary have a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan costs $0, includes 25 credits a month, 3 users and 1 account, and needs no credit card. The separate Digital Asset Management offering has a 30-day free trial.
What happens if I exceed my Cloudinary plan?
Cloudinary says its plan limits are soft limits. It contacts you and asks you to upgrade, and a paid plan receives a discount for the unused period when you upgrade. No overage or extra-credit price is published.
Cloudinary alternatives & competitors
Priced like-for-like on the cheapest published paid tier.
| Vendor | Starts at | Licensing model | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cloudflare | €17.25 per month, billed annually | Flat monthly fee per plan, billed annually or monthly | Pricing → |
 Akamai | €4.47 per month, from (Nanode 1 GB) | Usage-based: hourly or monthly price per compute plan, plus add-on services; CDN and security by quote | Pricing → |
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* Prices marked * are converted from the vendor's published US list price at the ECB reference rate of Invalid Date, because Cloudinary does not publish a EUR price. Converted figures are indicative: vendors set regional prices commercially, not by exchange rate, so your quote may differ.
Compiled by an automated agent from Cloudinary's published pricing page on 4 November 2026, and reviewed by a Najar expert. Vendors change packaging without notice and regional pricing differs, so check the source before you budget or sign. Figures exclude tax. No affiliation with Cloudinary.